Liverpool Targets Barcola as Salah Successor

Liverpool are preparing to test Paris Saint-Germain’s resolve with an opening offer for Bradley Barcola, with the French winger emerging as the club’s headline target to succeed Mohamed Salah.

According to reports in The Athletic, Liverpool are ready to formalise their interest in the 23-year-old, who is understood to be eager to make the switch to Anfield. Inside the club, Barcola is viewed as the priority attacking signing of this window, the player earmarked to fill the void left by Salah after the Egyptian’s departure at the end of last season.

The ambition is clear. The negotiation, far less so.

PSG are said to be demanding close to €170m to even consider parting with Barcola, a figure Liverpool have no intention of matching. The French champions know what they have: a young, ascending forward under contract until 2028, with a full season of high-end production behind him and no immediate pressure to sell.

Liverpool, though, see a different angle. A deal closer to €120m is understood to be the level that would satisfy the Premier League side, who are looking to exploit Barcola’s reluctance to extend his current contract in Paris. The player’s stance offers the English club a sliver of leverage in an otherwise heavyweight negotiation.

The numbers from last season explain the interest. Barcola made 49 appearances for Les Rouge et Bleu in the 2025-26 campaign, scoring 13 goals and providing seven assists. Those are not just promising returns for a 23-year-old; they are the kind of figures that convince a club like Liverpool to reshape their forward line around him.

Barcola, for his part, is now keen to step into a more central role at an elite European club. At PSG, he has showcased his talent in bursts and spells. At his next destination, he wants to be the reference point, not the supporting act.

Liverpool’s first bid will reveal how serious they are about turning that ambition into reality. PSG’s response will show just how high the price of Salah’s true heir might be.